"Men have forgotten this truth," said the fox. "But you must not
forget it. You become responsible, forever, for what you have
tamed." ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPERY
Wild plants have for long, been used by herbalists and folk
healers for medicine. Many insights into the value of indigenous
plants were gathered by observing animals heal themselves by
ingesting plants in their environment.
First Nations peoples of North America related certain qualities
of animals to plants, giving powers of strength, bravery,
swiftness, wisdom, or patience to plants and in turn, to
themselves.
The book is dedicated to dogs, wolves, foxes, coyotes and other
members of genus canis. Common names are often scorned by
taxonomists in favor of the binomial system of plant identification
developed by Linnaeus. In this book you will find reference to
both, a less dogmatic approach if you will.
I was a wolf cub (cub scout) when younger, and this may be what
led me to this writing this collection.
Or maybe being married to a beautiful woman who teaches dream
work, mythology and depth psychology has rubbed off. "Women Who Run
With the Wolves" by Clarissa Pinkola Estes is the foundation of one
course, and of course, my dogged unconscious can run wild. To quote
Clarissa: ""It's not by accident that the pristine wilderness of
our planet disappears as the understanding of our own inner wild
nature fades. It is not so difficult to comprehend why old forests
and old women are viewed as not very important resource. It is not
such a mystery. It is not so coincidental that wolves and coyotes,
bears and wildish women have similar reputations.""
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